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The question I have is what is an AI assisted contribution? For example, I still right code by hand, but I make many prototypes using AI before committing to a specific implementation. My code is clearly AI "assisted", but all of my final code is written by hand (no autocomplete either).

This has to be one of the most important moments in the history of mathematics. We now have a non-human intelligence capable of solving one of the most difficult problems in mathematics.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTD4yvGWgvA

Video link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tQlzpnbWZfn2WtTFMoJgF93QteB...

This is a beyond remarkable achievement. Finding this lower bound within a few days of prompting is absolutely crazy.

No. This is not what I meant. I absolutely agree that std::indirect is an improvement. My point is that when dealing with C++ code, now there is yet another way of doing the same thing. I will have to remember both ways, because people will still keep using the old way.

Because I will still encounter people who use the old of writing pimpl. So I now I'm forced to remember the old way + new way. People aren't magically switching to use std::indirect. I bet that even in 10 years, half of projects will still be using the old way.

This is actually useful, but despite it is another extra thing you will have to remember when reading C++ code. I guess with LLMs things aren't so bad.

> Novel mathematical methods precede their application by at least a decade and widespread use by about a century.

This isn't really a good argument. The assumption here is that the "applications" were possible because of the math itself, but it leaves out the possibility if the math didn't exist somehow it will be discovered/invented because the applications demand so.

> There is a lot of mathematics created but we don’t yet know how to use it.

The vast majority of mathematical work is complete useless. Only a small percentage finds use in the real world (even if you consider the maths from centuries back).

For beginners that's irrelevant. WebGPU has more than enough features for beginners to learn about graphics programming. Not just that, once you're used to WebGPU, going to Vulkan will be much easier than the transition from OpenGL.

> The core problem with the modern apis is that they are so incredibly complicated that they will kill any newbie on the spot.

I would agree if by modern you mean DX12 or Vulkan, but WebGPU (and maybe even Metal) are quite decent.

Honestly, in 2026 I would not really bother with OpenGL. Just start with WebGPU, it's much nicer. You can use it easily on most modern browsers or better can even use native libraries like Dawn or WGPU.

> It might then seem reasonable to think that writing with a stylus on an iPad or similar would be best, since no force is needed and friction is minimized. I don’t think this is true. A small amount of friction is actually desirable.

I find digital handwriting quite pleasant and almost better than writing on paper. Friction is indeed an issue, but you can just buy a dedicated screen protector to address this problem.

> Has anything really important been solved by AI yet

Alphafold essentially solved the protein folding problem and it's arguably one of the biggest (if not the biggest) scientific achievements of the 21st century.

C++ would also introduce a myriad other subtle safety problems that would require years of expertise to even notice.